Carla Lavatelli
1928-2006
| 2012-13 | Pietrasanta, Lucca and Volterra, major retrospectives being prepared | Tuscany, Italy |
| 1995 | Pecci Museum, Fondazione Gori | Prato, Italy |
| 1976-78 | Gimpel Weitzenhofer | New York, New York |
| 1974 | The Philips Collection | Washington, D.C. |
| 1972 | Hakone Open Air Museum | Hakone, Japan |
| 1972 | Alexander Iolas | New York, New York |
| 1971 | Sari Heller Gallery | Beverly Hills, California |
| 1970 | Desert Museum | Palm Springs, California |
| 1970 | Galerie Moos | Montreal, Canada |
| 1970 | Benjamin Gallery | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1970 | Galerie Motte | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1969 | Herbert Kende Gallery | New York, New York |
| 1969,71,73,75 | Palm Beach Gallery | Florida |
| 1967 | Galleria La Vernice | Bari, Italy |
| 1967 | Galleria degli Argenti | Milano, Italy |
| 1966 | Galleria "Il Carpine" | Rome, Italy |
| 1965 | Palazzo Cerio | Capri, Italy |
| 1960-1964 | Sari Heller Gallery | Beverly Hills, California |
| 1959 | Galleria Russo | Rome, Italy |
| 2014 | October – An auction of 50+ Carla Lavatelli original works is scheduled for October 24th, 2014 at Drouot by AuctionArt. >Auction Info |
Paris, France |
| 2014 | October –“Une Ronde de Mouettes” Swirling Seagulls, an Urban project is inaugurated on “La Place des Patriotes” by the Mayor of the city. | Mougins, France |
| 2014 | July – “The Wave” in bronze was installed at The Gori Collection >Website |
Celle, Italy |
| 2014 | April – Wikipedia publishes the 'Life and Work of Carla Lavatelli >See Article |
Wikipedia.org |
| 2008 | Grace Cathedral, Donation of “For Birth,” the Cardinal’s vest and processional | San Francisco, CA |
| banner by her son and his wife | ||
| 2000 | Erminia Landau | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1999 | Judge Tom Clark | Carmel, California |
| 1995 | Patricia Salomon | Japan |
| 1993-1995 | Carla Lavatelli Plaza: "Place du Bancs des Amis," St Jaques Le Majeur | Mougins, France |
| 1991 | San Gionvanni Battista, 16th Century Monument | Pistoia, Italy |
| 1989 | New Enterprise Associates | San Francisco, California |
| 1985 | Sciences Plaza, Brown Univeristy | Rhode Island, CT |
| 1984 | Saint Peter’s Church | New York, New York |
| 1984 | Saint Peter’s Church | New York, New York |
| 1984 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, California |
| 1983 | Palm Desert Museum and Annenberg Theatre | Palm Springs, California |
| 1980,85,96 | The Kasser Foundation | New Jersey |
| 1980 | Klebanow | New York, New York |
| 1979 | Muscarelle Museum, College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1979 | Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Board Room | Princeton, New Jersey |
| 1978 | Rosenblatt | New York, New York |
| 1976 | Collection of Minneapolis Institute of Arts – Sculptures to Wear | Minneapolis |
| 1976 | Park 80 West | New Jersey |
| 1976 | Freiburg Botanical Gardens: Lavatelli Goldener Teich, Universitӓt Bauamt | Germany |
| 1976 | Architect Albert Mayer | New York, New York |
| 1975 | New Law Building Stanford University, California – Dedicated by President Ford | California |
| Invited to visit the White House | ||
| 1974 | Enid Haupt | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 1974 | Phillips Collection | Washington, D.C. |
| 1973-75 | Hassenfeld | Rhode Island, CT |
| 1972-1976 | Shah of Iran, Royal Park, Palace & Museum of Modern Art | Teheran, Iran |
| 1971 | Horace Kadoorie | Hong Kong |
| 1971 | Pierre Matisse | New York, New York |
| 1971 | Sari Heller | Beverly Hills, California |
| 1971-72 | John Upjohn Pharmaceuticals | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 1970 | Spingold Theatre, Brandeis Univeristy | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| 1969 | Palace of H.S.H Ranieri of Monaco, Principauté de Monaco | Monaco |
| 1969 | Norton Museum | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 1968 | Pinacoteca di Stato | Rome, Italy |
| 1967 | Palazzo di Giustizia | Lecce, Italy |
| 1966 | President of Italy Giovanni Leone | Italy |
| 1966,78 | Joan Baruk | Capri, Italy and New York |
| 2012 | Launch of www.carlalavatelli.com website detailing Carla Lavatelli's life and works | California |
| 2001 | A Ferrari with a Soul, painted fender of her late husband’s Ferrari, Private Collection, Switzerland | |
| 1998 | The Window of Hope | St. Peter’s, Vatican |
| 1998 | Grace Cathedral – Cope, High Altar & Processional Banner | San Francisco, California |
| 1996 | Life Project, I wish you time to enjoy it while you have it | |
| 1996 | Silk Cope for the Dean, Blessing of the Animals, St Francis Day, St John the Divine | NYC |
| 1995 | United Nations Project for Peace 50th Anniversary | NYC | 1995 | Musée Renoir, Parmis Les Oliviers | Cagnes sur Mer, France |
| 1995 | Laisser un Signe, Picasso Museum | Antibes |
| 1995 | Gold medal honorary award of the City of Mougins | “Le Gallet d’Or” |
| for outstanding achievements | ||
| 1995 | Happening for Peace, Winter Garden, World Financial Center, unrealized | Cesare Pelli, NYC |
| 1994 | St Augustine Church and Cloister | Pietrasanta, Italy |
| 1993 | Musée Picasso de la Photographie, Quatre Photographes et Carla Lavatelli | Mougins, France |
| 1991 | Happening for a Prayer, Fondazione Gori, San Giovanni Battista | Pistoia, Italy |
| 1989 | “A friend of stone & water”, photos Emmett Bright, Architectural Digest | Italian ed. |
| 1986 | Cathedral of St John the Divine, Festa to celebrate Centennial of the Cathedral | NYC |
| 1980-82 | Einstein Institute of Advanced Studies | Princeton, New Jersey |
| 1979 | Woodrow Wilson Building | Princeton, New Jersey |
| 1978 | A & J Rose | New York, New York |
| 1976-96 | Studio – 140 Thompson Street | New York, New York |
| 1973-on | The Working Place, Sculpture Garden, Open to Public | Tuscany, Italy |
| 1966-72 | Officina Cidonio with Noguchi, Moore | Arp & Stahly |
| 1984 | The Work of Carla Lavatelli by Carla Lavatelli, 1970-84 | ABBA International |
| 2001 | NOI, Being happy | |
| 2002 | Produced four projects for the City of Bordeaux, one for the City of Paris | Paris, France |
| 2003 | Publication of brochure for installation at the Matisse Museum | |
| 2006 | Completed Une Ronde de Mouettes | City of Mougins, France |
It was sometime in the mid 1960s that I had my first studio in New York, uptown at 414 East 75th. I carved very small stone sculptures and started to wear them. I called them “Sculptures to Wear.” They soon became the rave of America and were purchased worldwide.
Stone, metals, wood, rope, wool, water, ceramic, terracotta, wax, plastic, paper, silk, light, glass, wind, music, earth, trees, flowers, dreams, oil colors, words.